Hydrometer to measure sugar level

Made:
1870-1945
Hydrometer to measure sugar level

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Hydrometer to measure sugar level
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Hydrometer to measure sugar level, in cylindrical cardboard container, with detachable top section, probably English, 1870-1945

Details

Category:
Clinical Diagnosis
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A680736
Materials:
glass, clear, plastic, scale and mercury
Measurements:
length 125 mm
diameter 15 mm
case: length 136 mm
case: diameter 22 mm
type:
hydrometers

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